sedate

英 [sɪˈdeɪt]

美 [sɪˈdeɪt]

adj.  镇定的; 泰然的; 不慌不忙的; 宁静的; 不热闹的; 庄重的; 严肃的; 不苟言笑的
v.  给…服镇静剂

过去分词：sedated　过去式：sedated　第三人称单数：sedates　现在分词：sedating　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 镇定的；泰然的；不慌不忙的
  slow, calm and relaxed
  1. We followed the youngsters at a more sedate pace.
     我们跟在年轻人后面，步子稍慢一点。
• 宁静的；不热闹的
  quiet, especially in a way that lacks excitement
  1. a sedate country town
     宁静的乡间小镇
• 庄重的；严肃的；不苟言笑的
  quiet and serious in a way that seems formal
  1. a sedate, sober man
     一个严肃审慎的人

verb

• 给…服镇静剂
  to give sb drugs in order to make them calm and/or to make them sleep
  1. Most of the patients are heavily sedated.
     多数病人服了大剂量镇静药。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 安静的;庄重的;不苟言笑的;平淡无奇的
  If you describe someone or something assedate, you mean that they are quiet and rather dignified, though perhaps a bit dull.
  1. She took them to visit her sedate, elderly cousins...
     她带他们去拜访她那些不苟言笑的表兄表姐们。
  2. Her London life was sedate, almost mundane...
     她在伦敦的生活平淡无奇，几乎有些枯燥。
  3. I live in a sedate little village in the Midlands.
     我住在英格兰中部一个宁静的小村庄里。
• ADJ-GRADED 不慌不忙的;慢悠悠的;从容的
  If you move along at asedatepace, you move slowly, in a controlled way.
  1. We set off again at a more sedate pace.
     我们重新上路了，步调更加从容。
  2. ...a heavy car with solid but sedate performance.
     一辆性能稳定但行驶缓慢的重型汽车
• VERB 给…施用镇静剂
  If someoneis sedated, they are given a drug to calm them or to make them sleep.
  1. The patient is sedated with intravenous use of sedative drugs...
     静脉注射了镇静剂后病人安然入睡。
  2. Doctors have been told not to sedate children with an anaesthetic that may be linked to five deaths.
     医生们已被告知不要给儿童使用麻醉剂，因为它可能与5起死亡病例有关。

英英释义

verb

• cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
  1. The patient must be sedated before the operation
  Synonym:calmtranquilizetranquillizetranquillise

adj

• characterized by dignity and propriety
  Synonym:staid
• dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
  1. a grave God-fearing man
  2. a quiet sedate nature
  3. as sober as a judge
  4. a solemn promise
  5. the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence
  Synonym:gravesobersolemn

双语例句

• But not so the sedate gentleman in the black bowler hat who made quite a fool of himself.
  然而，那位头戴黑色圆顶硬礼帽、举止稳重的人，却出了洋相。
• Her London life was sedate, almost mundane
  她在伦敦的生活平淡无奇，几乎有些枯燥。
• You can't sedate them with game shows and shopping.
  你们已无法再用电子游戏、购物，去安抚他们了。
• We set off again at a more sedate pace.
  我们重新上路了，步调更加从容。
• Once you pass him use the serum and sedate him from the back.
  一旦你超越他使用血清和稳重他从回来。
• I found that he was the same dull sedate person he had always been.
  我发现他还是过去的那样：枯燥乏味，一本正经。
• They tried to sedate her.
  他们想用镇静剂使她静下来。
• His university education led to a sedate career as a diplomat.
  他的大学教育奠定了其作为外交官的平稳生涯。
• He became more sedate as he grew older.
  他年纪大起来，人也稳重多了。
• And I thought it best not to sedate him till you speak to him.
  我认为最好不要让他镇定直到我们和他谈话。